Review of MIDAA service manual for: Introduction to the provision of services for mental illness, drug addiction, and alcoholism, (MIDAA).

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-94
Author(s):  
Edward G. Francell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Provision Of Services

The Concept of the Psychopath

1960 ◽  
Vol 106 (443) ◽  
pp. 537-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Mowbray
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Mental Deficiency ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Organic Disease ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Social Attitude ◽  
Ability To Act

In their evidence to the recent Royal Commission on the Law Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Deficiency the R.M.P.A. stated the problem of the psychopath in terms of delinquent or otherwise anti-social behaviour. After eliminating cases where such behaviour resulted from well-recognized forms of mental illness or defect, from psychoneurosis or organic disease or injury, their Memorandum went on to say that there remained a group of patients “whose daily behaviour shows a want of social responsibility and of consideration for others, of prudence and foresight and of ability to act in their own best interests. Their persistent anti-social mode of conduct may include inefficiency and lack of interest in any form of occupation; pathological lying, swindling and slandering; alcoholism and drug addiction, sexual offences, and violent actions with little motivation and an entire absence of self-restraint, which may go as far as homicide. Punishment, or the threat of punishment, influences their behaviour only momentarily and its more lasting effect is to intensify their vindictiveness and anti-social attitude.”

scholarly journals Do Mental Health First Aid™ courses enhance knowledge?

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Morrissey ◽  
Simon Moss ◽  
Nektarios Alexi ◽  
Patrick Ball
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Before And After

Purpose Biased assumptions and unhelpful tendencies in human nature can lead people who are experiencing mental illness to shun help and support. Mental illness is often perceived as immutable and/or a sign of weakness. Even those seeking support may not receive the assistance they need. Advice may be unsuitable or people feel too nervous and challenged to help. The Mental Health First Aid™ courses, like general first aid, are designed to enhance community knowledge and thereby support appropriate assistance. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which this is achieved. Design/methodology/approach An educational audit based upon a short quiz administered anonymously to 162 tertiary students from a range of disciplines, before and after delivery of the standard 12 hour Mental Health First Aid™ course. This was used to examine assumptions and proposed actions before and after training. Findings Analysis of the 162 responses found that the Mental Health First Aid™ courses significantly improve knowledge. This has the potential to increase understanding and support for those suffering mental illness. Research limitations/implications This educational audit looked only at knowledge improvement. Whether this really does translate into improved outcomes requires further investigation. Practical implications Tertiary students who are enrolled in health courses and others which involve human interaction as provision of services will be empowered with skills that enable them to interact with those who they will be serving at well-informed level and equity. Social implications Social inclusion and de-stigmatising mental health issues Originality/value Mental health first aid courses potentially enable individuals who are not otherwise involved in mental health to assist people in need.

Puerperal Mental Illness, Clinical Features and Classification: A Study of 142 Mother-and-Baby Admissions

1985 ◽  
Vol 147 (6) ◽  
pp. 647-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. Meitzer ◽  
R. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
The South ◽  
Considerable Uncertainty ◽  
Patient Sample ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Provision Of Services

The case notes were studied of 142 mothers admitted to psychiatric hospitals in the south-east Thames region within 12 months of childbirth during the years 1979 and 1980. Only 6% of the sample were categorised as schizophrenics by RDC criteria, whereas affective disorders were found to predominate in 80%. Manic and schizo-affective illnesses almost always began within two weeks of parturition, as did psychotic depressions. A third of the patient sample had suffered relatively minor disorders, and given adequate resources, some might have been better managed in the community. A parallel investigation of diagnostic returns to the Department of Health revealed considerable uncertainty about how to classify puerperal mental illnesses in accordance with ICD-9. There is an urgent need to improve the system for categorising and registering mental illnesses related to childbirth. Until this is achieved, research into aetiology, outcome, and the provision of services will continue to be impeded.

Shoplifting and Mental Illness

1994 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 300-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yves Lamontagne ◽  
Normand Carpentier ◽  
Céline Hetu ◽  
Céline Lacerte-Lamontagne
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Municipal Court

A survey of 1,649 shoplifting convictions at a Montreal area municipal court found that a relatively low percentage (3.2%) of the cases involved mentally ill patients and that there is a comparatively closer link between shoplifting and affective disorders, alcoholism and drug addiction. The survey also showed that shoplifting is related more to mental illness than to the use of psychotropic drugs. The authors therefore reject the hypothesis of pharmacogenic shoplifting which has been reported in some studies on small numbers of shoplifters.

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